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Author: Patricia Murphy

An unquenchable thirst for knowledge about the weather, an observer of world-wide weather events, and an addicted fan of the Weather Channel on TV. Some occurrences from our not too distant past have left me horrified to this day- such as the possibly avoidable tragedy of the damage and death trailing behind Katrina, where human error combined with Mother Nature for sheer terror, the unspeakable destructive Tsunamis in Japan and Thailand, scenes and sounds of which I can hardly bear to see or hear. But I do see and hear it all because I am enthralled, fascinated, by weather driven happenings every bit as much as I am captivated by the clouds in our ever-changing sky. No impressive credentials, no list of meaningful letters trailing after my name, this is merely me, just another weather junky having my say about it all.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022-SW Michigan-Feeling Like Fall This Morning

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022-SW Michigan-Feeling Like Fall This Morning

Currently 55 with an average wind from the SSE of 3 mph. Feels like 55 degrees. Dew Point 55, Barometer 29.75, Humidity 83%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:19 am, Sunset 7:56 pm.

Partly sunny with a 50% chance of morning showers becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High near 70. S winds 10 mph becoming W in the afternoon.

Mostly clear overnight with a low in the mid 50s. W winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Nice weather but rather chilly. We do have some 80-degree days coming up this weekend though. Sounds good to me. As of right now, not much rain in the forecast – maybe around Monday – but that could change. As it so often does. Cool enough for me to grab a light jacket already. Lots of peeps thrilled that cooler weather is upon us. I’m just not one of them.

Monday, Sept. 12, 2022-SW Michigan-Don’t Look For Warmth Today

Monday, Sept. 12, 2022-SW Michigan-Don’t Look For Warmth Today

Currently 60 with an average wind from the SSE of 4 mph. Feels like 60 degrees. Dew Point 57, Barometer 29.73, Humidity 90%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:18 am, Sunset 7:58 pm.

Mostly cloudy. High in the mid 60s. S winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 20.

Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain showers. Patchy fog through the night. Low around 50. Light winds.

Downright nippy today but warmth will return. Probably some 80 degrees again about next weekend. Looking forward to that. Probably some rain today, maybe tomorrow morning. Today is merely a tough of Autumn – like it or not. I’m in the not category.

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022-SW Michigan-Look For Rain Today And Much Cooler Temps For Tomorrow

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022-SW Michigan-Look For Rain Today And Much Cooler Temps For Tomorrow

Currently 62 with an average wind from the NNE of 3 mph. Feels like 62 degrees. Dew Point 62, Barometer 29.93, Humidity 100%, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 7:17 am, Sunset 7:59 pm

90% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the md 70s. E winds around 10 mph with gusts to 20.

70% chance of overnight showers and thunderstorms. Low in the mid 50s. Light winds.

Look for a front to move through bringing temperatures down into the Autumn range for tomorrow. We’ll rebound a bit during the week, maybe even see one more 80-degree day next weekend. But fall is definitely on the way. Sooner than some of us would like to think about, but never-the-less, it’s coming.

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022-SW Michigan-Rain Coming In Tonight Lasting A Few Days

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022-SW Michigan-Rain Coming In Tonight Lasting A Few Days

Currently 70 with an average wind from the SSE of 1 mph. Feels like 70 degrees. Dew Point 64, Barometer 30.01, Humidity 78%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7;16 am, Sunset 8:01 pm.

Mostly sunny until midday then becoming partly sunny with a 20% chance of afternoon showers. High in the lower 80s. SW winds around 10 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of overnight showers. Low in the lower 60s. Light winds.

Nice morning but look for rain tomorrow though Tuesday. After that it’s looking good again. 70s and sunshine coming our way. Just not Sunday, Monday or Tuesday :>)

Friday, Sept. 9, 2022-SW Michigan-Couple Of Nice Days Before Rain And Cool Off

Friday, Sept. 9, 2022-SW Michigan-Couple Of Nice Days Before Rain And Cool Off

Currently 63 with an average wind from the SE of 4 mph. Feels like 63 degrees. Dew Point 58, Barometer 29.92, Humidity 71%, Visibility 10 mi. Sunrise 7:15 am, Sunset 8:03 pm.

Sunny today with a high in the lower 80s. S winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 20.

Partly cloudy with a low in the lower 60s. Light winds.

Today and hopefully most of tomorrow should be lovely. Once the rain sets in by Saturday night and on through Sunday, it’s going to usher in much chillier temperatures. Looks for numbers only in the 60s for daytime temperatures early in the week. Going to feel quite the difference. Fall is on the way.

 

Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022-SW Michigan-Several 80 Degrees Days On The Way

Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022-SW Michigan-Several 80 Degrees Days On The Way

Currently 62 with a calm wind from the N. Feels like 62, Dew Point 61, Barometer 29.97, Humidity 80%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:14 am, Sunset 8:05 pm.

Mostly clear with a high in the lower 80s. Some patchy morning fog possible. Light winds.

Mostly clear overnight with a low in the upper 50s. Light winds.

We have some hot days coming our way followed by several days of rain with lower temperatures attached.  I guess this is par for the course for Michigan September. As of now, it doesn’t look like any more 80-degree days ahead. Who knows? Could be some more of them lurking off in the distance. Once we get through is little batch, however, we won’t be facing them for at least the foreseeable future.

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022-SW Michigan-Lovely Weather Continues

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022-SW Michigan-Lovely Weather Continues

Currently 65 with an average wind from the SSE of 2 mph. Feels like 65 degrees. Dew Point 59, Barometer 30.09, Humidity 87%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7;12 am, Sunset 8:07 pm.

Sunny with patchy fog until around midday. High in the upper 70s. Light winds.

Mostly cloudy with patchy overnight fog. Low in the lower 50s. Light winds.

Wonderful September weather this week. Enjoy it ’cause right now it looks as if when the rain comes in on Sunday, it planes to stick around for several days. Next week isn’t going to be as grand as this one but it’s fall season in Michigan, so we’ll be getting a mix of weather…right on to where it’s all unpleasant. Well, in my book, anyway. Lots of Autumn ahead, but we all know the season that sneaks in right afterwards. Definitely not my fav.

 

Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022-SW-Michigan-Clouds Today, Sunshine Tomorrow

Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022-SW-Michigan-Clouds Today, Sunshine Tomorrow

Currently 63 with an average wind from the NE of 2 mph. Feels like 63 degrees, Dew Point 62, Barometer 30.08, Humidity 93%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:11 am, Sunset 8:08 pm.

Mostly cloudy today with a high in the mid 70s. Light winds.

Partly cloudy overnight with a low in the mid 50s. Light winds.

Never fear, the sunshine comes back tomorrow, and it should be a perfect day. Today won’t be bad just not a whole lot of brightness coming our way. The rain in the future has now been moved to Sunday. A rainy Sunday. Who would imagine it? Seems like most of our Sundays are of that sort, doesn’t it? At any rate, until then the weather should be fabulous.

Monday, Sept. 5, 2022-SW Michigan-Labor Day Clouds

Monday, Sept. 5, 2022-SW Michigan-Labor Day Clouds

Currently 60 with an average wind from the NE of 4 mph. Feels like 60 degrees. Dew Point 60, Barometer 30.04, Humidity 100%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:10 am, Sunset 8:10 pm.

Cloudy with a low in the lower 70s. NE winds 5-10 mph.

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy overnight. Low in the upper 50s. NE winds around 10 mph with gusts to 25.

Not a very pretty day, but it could be worse. Isn’t raining. Or snowing. Just cloudy and rather dull. A good week coming at us with rain showing up, unfortunately as of now about next Friday night through Saturday. Whatever the weather we need to celebrate Labor Day and honor all who work to make things better whether through word or deed. Thankfully there are many, many out there to acknowledge and celebrate. Thank you one and all.

Sunday, Sept 4, 2022-SW Michigan-Mostly Clouds For This Sunday

Sunday, Sept 4, 2022-SW Michigan-Mostly Clouds For This Sunday

Currently 64 with an average wind from the NE of 6 mph. Feels like 64 degrees. Dew Point 60, Barometer 30.11, Humidity 95%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:09 am, Sunset 8:12 pm.

Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain today. High in the mid 70s. E winds 10-12 mph.

Mostly cloudy overnight with a low in the upper 50s. NE winds 5-15 mph with gusts to around 25.

Plenty of cloudy this morning and because it doesn’t take much to make me feel cold, that brisk little wind is chilling it right down. Feels like fall today and I’m not really liking that. For me, we’re heading into the wrong set of seasons. Not much I can do about it since I have no say in the matter but still…

The coming week looks comfortable with temperatures in the 70s as well as a few 80-degree days scattered in there. Should be a fine week to be out and about. No more rain showing up, at present, until next Saturday night. And right now, that doesn’t appear to be a big chance of precipitation. We’ll see. Long time between now and then.